10. Sharon

Average SAT score: 1775

Student to teacher ratio: 13.1 to 1

Pictured: French teacher Kathleen Turner was named the 2013 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year during a ceremony in the Sharon High School gym. Students in her French class lined the gym and applauded her as she walked in.

9. Brookline

Average SAT score: 1792

Student to teacher ratio: 13.8 to 1

Pictured: Snezana Pejic who is program director of the Etiquette Academy of New England located in Brookline, taught a children’s etiquette class to Zara Ceraj (left) and her daughter, Mila Stojanov 7, who showed off one of the things not to do when introduced to someone.

7. Acton

Average SAT score: 1873

Student to teacher ratio: 16 to 1

Laura Smith, right, an artist who has lived in El Salvador for three years, conducted an interview in a live video exchange between Acton third-graders and their El Salvadorian counterparts at the Discovery Museum. Acton students Julia Stern, left, Celeste Ampaahg, and Quinn Fedyk, second from right, participate.

1. Lexington

Average SAT score: 1866

Student to teacher ratio: 12.1 to 1

Pictured: (From front to back) Nick Lanich, 14, Eric Xu, 16, and Emily Wu, 17, all playing the French horn, play the Star-Spangled Banner at Lexington High School as part of rehearsal for Lexington’s 300th anniversary celebrations.